[NTLK] Wooden Newton

[Grant Hutchinson]

>> On May 14, 2021, at 1:33 PM, Noah Leon <moosefuel at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> So why was there a wooden Newton?
> 
> On May 14, 2021, at 12:00 PM, Alan Grassia <alan.grassia at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> It is my understanding that wooden prototype devices are made as a cheap,
> quick, and easy means to get the feel for it in the hand.

They were also used as “dummy” devices for point-of-sale displays in stores.

I remember seeing one at a Fry’s in the Bay Area, way back when.

I have one of these, still unopened in the original box.

Make me wonder if there’s any documentation included with it.

https://share.getcloudapp.com/bLuA7deZ

g.